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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1962)}} | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Jitender Singh Shunty | | name = Padma Shri Jitender Singh Shunty | ||
| image = | | image = Jitender Singh Shunty Padma Shree Award.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Shunty Padma Shree Award | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|08|01|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|08|01|df=y}} | ||
| residence = | | residence = Delhi | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| term = | | term = | ||
| office = | | office = [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency1 = [[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]] | | constituency1 = [[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]] | ||
| predecessor =[[Narender Nath]] | | predecessor = [[Narender Nath]] | ||
| successor = [[Ram Niwas Goel]] | | successor = [[Ram Niwas Goel]] | ||
| term_start = 2013 | | term_start = 2013 | ||
| term_end = 2015 | | term_end = 2015 | ||
| office1 = | | office1 = | ||
| term2 = | | term2 = | ||
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| successor1 = | | successor1 = | ||
| party = [[BJP]] | | party = [[BJP]] | ||
| religion = | | religion = | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
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| awards = | | awards = Padma Shree Awardee | ||
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'''Jitender Singh | '''Jitender Singh Shunty''' (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from [[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]] from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VthAssembly/JitenderSinghShunty.htm|title=Jitender Singh 'Shunty'|website=delhiassembly.nic.in|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/jitender-shigh-shunty/|title=Jitender Shigh Shunty MLA of Shahdara Delhi contact address & email|website=nocorruption.in|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceodelhi.gov.in/OnlineERMS/WriteReadData/Affidavits/U05/SE/62/4-JITENDER%20SINGH%20SHUNTY/4-JITENDER%20SINGH%20SHUNTY.htm|title=General Election 2013 – Candidate's Affidavit AC No. & Name:62 – SHAHDARA|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/photos/2017/02/18/in-photos-claiming-the-unclaimed-corpse-dead-body-cremation-shaheed-bhagat-singh-seva-dal-ngo|title=In Photos: Providing Dignity to the Dead By Claiming the Unclaimed|date=18 February 2017|website=The Quint|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Barnard|first1=Catherine|last2=Snell|first2=Jukka|date=September 2017|title=14. Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services|journal=Law Trove|doi=10.1093/he/9780198789130.003.0014|isbn=9780198789130}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/utility/yojanaye/delhi/news/shaheed-bhagat-singh-seva-dal-organized-the-144th-mass-blood-donation-camp-at-leela-ambience-convention-hotel-6041528.html|title=शहीद भगत सिंह सेवा दल ने लीला एम्बिएंस कन्वेंशन होटल में 144 वें विशाल रक्तदान शिविर का किया आयोजन|last=Tyagi|first=Priyadarshni|date=1 April 2019|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zompa|first=Tenzin|date=2021-11-12|title=A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life|url=https://theprint.in/features/a-1996-incident-at-a-crematorium-that-changed-padma-shri-awardee-jitender-singh-shuntys-life/764608/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Biography == | ==Biography == | ||
Jitender Singh Shunty | Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996.<ref name=":1" /> He started his career in politics as an independent councillor from Jhilmil ward in Delhi. However, he became a part of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in 2008 and contested for the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/shunty-had-sought-police-security-a-year-ago-installed-cctv-cameras-at-home/|title=Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home|date=4 September 2014|website=The Indian Express|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> He contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,<ref name=":0" /> and won from the [[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]] constituency with 45,364 votes.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
In September 2014, | In September 2014, an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/firing-on-delhi-bjp-mla-jitendra-singh-shanti-1-778607.html|title=दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे|website=aajtak.intoday.in|language=hi|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/videos/news/national-politicos-condemn-attack-on-bjp-mla-jitender-singh-shunty-v4120.html|title=BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा|date=3 September 2014|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/roSYVtWlAsZKEcLchSln0N/Gunman-opens-fire-at-Delhi-MLA-Jitender-Singh-Shunty.html|title=Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty|date=3 September 2014|website=Mint|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/caught-on-camera-bjp-mla-jitender-singh-shunty-shot-at-delhi-house-206910-2014-09-03|title=Caught on Camera: BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty shot at in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, escapes unhurt|date=3 September 2014|website=India Today|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> In December 2018, Shunty filed an FIR against actor [[Naseeruddin Shah|Nasiruddin Shah]] for his statement saying that he was worried about the security of his children in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodtadka.in/entertainment/news/jitender-singh-shunty-file-case-against-naseeruddin-shah-925066|title=समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत|website=bollywoodtadka.in|access-date=22 June 2019|date=26 December 2018}}</ref> In 2021, Jitender Singh Shunty received India's prestigious award Padma Shri for his services during Covid crises.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Padma Shri Covid warrior Jitender Singh Shunty became 'family' for thousands - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/videos/padma-shri-covid-warrior-jitender-singh-shunty-became-family-for-thousands-1979370.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=news|title=Jitendra Singh Shunti got Padma Shri who cremated thousands of dead bodies during Covid. Latest and Breaking News, India News, Political, Sports - Since Independence - Bharat Times English News|url=https://eng.bharattimes.co.in/jitendra-singh-shunti-got-padma-shri-who-cremated-thousands-of-dead-bodies-during-covid-latest-and-breaking-news-india-news-political-sports-since-independence/|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhaskar {{!}}|first=Sonia|date=2021-11-11|title=COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/covid-warrior-jitender-singh-shunty-dedicates-his-padma-shri-award-to-fellow-frontline-workers-64554/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India|language=en-US}}</ref> Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhaskar {{!}}|first=Sonia|date=2021-11-11|title=COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/covid-warrior-jitender-singh-shunty-dedicates-his-padma-shri-award-to-fellow-frontline-workers-64554/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Awards and achievements== | ||
* 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/jun/19/mp-gambhir-felicitates-sikh-social-worker-for-donating-blood-100-times-1992257.html|title=Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> | * 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/jun/19/mp-gambhir-felicitates-sikh-social-worker-for-donating-blood-100-times-1992257.html|title=Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
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*100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todayheadlinenews.com/national/donor-singh-jitender-singh-shunty-to-be-conferred-with-world-record-in-delhi/|title=Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi|last=Kashyap|first=Sahil|date=20 August 2019|language=en-US|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref> | *100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todayheadlinenews.com/national/donor-singh-jitender-singh-shunty-to-be-conferred-with-world-record-in-delhi/|title=Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi|last=Kashyap|first=Sahil|date=20 August 2019|language=en-US|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
*Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ismatimes.com/2019/08/donor-singh-jitender-singh-shunty-to-be-conferred-with-world-record/|title=Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record {{!}} ISMA TIMES|language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> | *Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ismatimes.com/2019/08/donor-singh-jitender-singh-shunty-to-be-conferred-with-world-record/|title=Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record {{!}} ISMA TIMES|language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
*[[Padma Shri|Padma Shri Award]] for social contribution during COVID.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zompa|first=Tenzin|date=2021-11-12|title=A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life|url=https://theprint.in/features/a-1996-incident-at-a-crematorium-that-changed-padma-shri-awardee-jitender-singh-shuntys-life/764608/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Padma Shri Jitender Singh Shunty | |
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| File:Jitender Singh Shunty Padma Shree Award.jpg Shunty Padma Shree Award | |
| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Narender Nath |
| Succeeded by | Ram Niwas Goel |
| Constituency | Shahdara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1962 |
| Political party | BJP |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Awards | Padma Shree Awardee |
Jitender Singh Shunty (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.[1][2][3] He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion.[4] [5][6] It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium.[7]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996.[4] He started his career in politics as an independent councillor from Jhilmil ward in Delhi. However, he became a part of the BJP in 2008 and contested for the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections.[8] He contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,[1] and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.[8]
In September 2014, an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.[8][9][10] The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi.[11][12] In December 2018, Shunty filed an FIR against actor Nasiruddin Shah for his statement saying that he was worried about the security of his children in India.[13] In 2021, Jitender Singh Shunty received India's prestigious award Padma Shri for his services during Covid crises.[14][15][16] Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers.[17]
Awards and achievements[edit | edit source]
- 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council[18]
- ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times[1]
- 100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records[19]
- Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)[20]
- Padma Shri Award for social contribution during COVID.[21]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jitender Singh 'Shunty'". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Jitender Shigh Shunty MLA of Shahdara Delhi contact address & email". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 – Candidate's Affidavit AC No. & Name:62 – SHAHDARA".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In Photos: Providing Dignity to the Dead By Claiming the Unclaimed". The Quint. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ Barnard, Catherine; Snell, Jukka (September 2017). "14. Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services". Law Trove. doi:10.1093/he/9780198789130.003.0014. ISBN 9780198789130.
- ↑ Tyagi, Priyadarshni (1 April 2019). "शहीद भगत सिंह सेवा दल ने लीला एम्बिएंस कन्वेंशन होटल में 144 वें विशाल रक्तदान शिविर का किया आयोजन". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ↑ Zompa, Tenzin (12 November 2021). "A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home". The Indian Express. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty". Mint. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Caught on Camera: BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty shot at in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, escapes unhurt". India Today. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत". bollywoodtadka.in. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Padma Shri Covid warrior Jitender Singh Shunty became 'family' for thousands - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ news. "Jitendra Singh Shunti got Padma Shri who cremated thousands of dead bodies during Covid. Latest and Breaking News, India News, Political, Sports - Since Independence - Bharat Times English News". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Bhaskar |, Sonia (11 November 2021). "COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ Bhaskar |, Sonia (11 November 2021). "COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ Kashyap, Sahil (20 August 2019). "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record | ISMA TIMES". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ↑ Zompa, Tenzin (12 November 2021). "A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 November 2021.